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Windows time-shifts when updates happen in order to lessen carbon emissions

2 pointsby davikr10 months ago

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davikr10 months ago
> Windows exposes forecasts of power grid carbon emissions based on the power grid that the device is connected to. This data is already used by Windows Update, for example, to time-shift when updates happen in order to lessen carbon emissions.
navjack2710 months ago
Applies to - WinRT version 26100<p>Edit: only reason I bring that up is because a majority of people that happen to be on Windows 11 would be on 22631